Astronomers detect oldest black hole ever observed
17 Jan 2024Researchers have discovered the oldest black hole ever observed, dating from the dawn of the universe, and found that it is ‘eating’ its host galaxy to death.
Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning
15 Jan 2024Researchers have developed a platform that combines automated experiments with AI to predict how chemicals will react with one another, which could accelerate the design process for new drugs.
Mysterious missing component in the clouds of Venus revealed
09 Jan 2024Researchers may have identified the missing component in the chemistry of the Venusian clouds that would explain their colour and 'splotchiness' in the UV range, solving a longstanding mystery.
̽»¨Ö±²¥Vice-Chancellor's Awards 2023 for Research Impact and Engagement
13 Dec 2023Meet the winner of the Vice-Chancellor's Awards 2023 for Research Impact and Engagement and learn more about their projects.
How a drought led to the rise of skateboarding in 1970s California
12 Dec 2023Why did professional skateboarding arise in southern California in the 1970s? Was it a coincidence, or was it a perfect storm of multiple factors?
Diamonds and rust help unveil ‘impossible’ quasi-particles
05 Dec 2023Researchers have discovered magnetic monopoles – isolated magnetic charges – in a material closely related to rust, a result that could be used to power greener and faster computing technologies.
̽»¨Ö±²¥Fens of eastern England once held vast woodlands
24 Nov 2023̽»¨Ö±²¥Fens of eastern England, a low-lying, extremely flat landscape dominated by agricultural fields, was once a vast woodland filled with huge yew trees, according to new research.
Four Cambridge researchers awarded consolidator grants from the European Research Council
22 Nov 2023̽»¨Ö±²¥European Research Council (ERC) has awarded grants worth a total of €627 million to 308 researchers across Europe, of whom four are at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge.
‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks for life to exoplanets
15 Nov 2023How did the molecular building blocks for life end up on Earth? One long-standing theory is that they could have been delivered by comets. Now, researchers from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge have shown how comets could deposit similar building blocks to other planets in the galaxy.
Moving a capital city: learning from when the earth moves
14 Nov 2023Indonesia plans to build a new capital city from scratch. Protecting the new city from the effects of earthquakes will be crucial. Here's how researchers are helping.
